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Utah Code Title 23A. Wildlife Resources Act § 23A-5-314. Waste of wildlife unlawful--Criminal penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person may not waste or permit to be wasted protected wildlife or a part of protected wildlife except as otherwise provided:

(a) in this title;

(b) by rule made by the Wildlife Board under this title and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or

(c) by an order or proclamation.

(2) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301 except as provided in Subsection (3).

(3)(a) A licensed hunter who legally kills a big game animal, but abandons the big game animal is subject to a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A big game animal is considered abandoned if the licensed hunter acts knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly, and:

(i) the big game animal is not tagged as required by Section 23A-4-709;

(ii) the big game animal is wasted;

(iii) the licensed hunter continues to hunt the same species while exercising the benefits of the issued tag; or

(iv) no attempt or minimal attempt is made to salvage the big game animal.

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